Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 27d68fd0291f5e73…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.4 KB Created: 2021-09-01 10:38:45 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: dfdde69e06262a8969257123f8c204b0 SHA-1: 95f90e48232b0e02035a914978a53f38bec576ef SHA-256: 27d68fd0291f5e73b96bdf156e3f83197c0e7371f2035e9d06ebaf9ca1f9f59f
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9985

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • PDF link farm points to compromised-WordPress upload storage medium PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM
    PDF contains multiple clickable links, across many distinct hosts, whose targets are random-slug files parked in the upload directories of vulnerable WordPress form plugins (FormCraft, Super Forms). This is the hallmark of the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains hosted on compromised sites. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Small PDF is a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting medium PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links spread thin across many distinct hosts (no single dominant host), corroborated by a utm_term SEO-redirector link and/or links parked on free/disposable content hosts. This is the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • Object number defined twice with different bodies info PDF_DUPLICATE_OBJ_BODY_INCREMENTAL
    The same indirect object (N G) is defined more than once with different body bytes. First-wins and last-wins readers will resolve different content, which is a parser-confusion shape used by targeted PDFs. Body-only differences are common in benign incremental updates, so severity is raised only when the duplicate carries active content.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL https://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=strikeforce+kitty+3+hacked
    • http://triumphtoday.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac24b6b1c88---20003186816.pdf
    • http://first-group.kr/ckupload/files/36453661408.pdf
    • http://taxiluzern.ch/khurasan/userfiles/files/vinas.pdf
    • http://tumwebthailand.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xosasaxekapabaxe.pdf
    • http://blow-w124.com/js/upload/files/13319424371.pdf
    • http://orgue-chantepie.info/FCKeditor/upload/file/77616463679.pdf
    • http://dush-kz.ru/uploads/fck/file/gifulom.pdf
    • http://bamt.be/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086e39e8c54f---61334844166.pdf
    • http://getawaynewzealand.co.nz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607051e060b39---17331879560.pdf
    • https://gift-edu.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b57d32f63611260f459e22bd11c4e2ef/54687752757.pdf
    • http://zonweringbelgie.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/22219587603.pdf
    • http://corising.info/sa_upload/userfiles/file/20210730052622.pdf
    • https://clubsecurite.fr/webroot/upload/files/55566001715.pdf
    • http://mp-journal.com/media/file/25423523037.pdf
    • https://pieseautocomenzi.ro/userfiles/file/64993515098.pdf
    • https://songhong-thudo.com/img/files/84618741046.pdf
    • http://doremimarlikinsaat.com/userfiles/file/nopova.pdf
    • https://gift-edu.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ad2f75a3259b9a8b10fc3fe9d124fe3e/xeterimibam.pdf
    • http://dsraxys.com/uploads/jumaruxu.pdf
    • https://www.cerquilho.sp.gov.br/public/admin/globalarq/uploads/files/gubolunexosedimudaxu.pdf
    • http://discarga.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082c1c53f955---85779277009.pdf
    • http://www.gametimecatering.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c20cdb55ec6---pixaguzidutazowug.pdf
    • http://walosports.cl/userfiles/file/xudarawi.pdf
    • http://iamsoldierfit.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0c3fcf1049---gufakebafirorapasibopix.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000c1a4.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC1A4 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000d9b6.bin
14f0cce2a2292fd2bd797122759efe77230d4c9848e408bc89ce77eabbc3a403
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD9B6 15792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00010225.bin
6a8c92f6e7aad6e0745f6c1856b1ebf471b5a5148c8172aa0ba9d9034ccdcd81
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10225 10708 bytes